Historical
Background

The nomenclature 24-Parganas has been in vogue since 15 July 1757 when
Mir Jafar whom the East India Company had just established as Nawab of
Bengal ceded to the Company the rights of 24 mahals. The treaty by which
the cession is recorded says that "all the land lying to the south of Calcutta
as far as Culpee, shall be under the Zemindari of the English Company and
all the officers of this Zemindari shall be under their jurisdiction. The
revenue to be paid by it (the company) in the same manner with other Zemindari".
The Parwana notifying effect to the Treaty mentions the name of the 24
units of granted land.

The District of 24-Parganas started taking shape under Clause Nos.2,3
and 9 of the Regualtion of 1793. The respective jurisdictions of the civil
and criminal courts for the district and revenue jurisdiction of the District
Collector were demarcated by the Regulations. This arrangement remained
valid till 1800...
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From DM's Desk

South 24 Parganas is, indeed, a complex district, stretching from the
metropolitan Kolkata to the remote riverine villages upto the mouth of
Bay of Bengal, Apart from its staggering size and population, the district
administration has to contend with problems typical of metropolitan living
in the urban area such as high population density and overload
civic infrastructure and in complete contrast, in the rural area
the lack of transport and communication facilities and weak delivery systems...
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Place Of
Intererst

Gangasagar

Most of the year the place is one serene spots you can think of : windblown, absolutely quite, with sweeping views of the mighty Ganga ending its journey into the sea, and a lovely island they call Sagardwip. But come mid-january( the last day of the month of Pous in the Bengali Calendar), divinitity seems to descend from the blue sky overhead on to the waters and the beach at Sagardwip.
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Sundarban

The home of Royal Bengal Tigers. A 'World heritage site' . The world's largest estuarine forest - one of the very few in the world still having its flora and fauna intact, a remarkable feature being the bayonet like roots of mangrove forests sticking out above the water levels.
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Bakkhali & Frasergunj

Go shell-picking, watch fishermen come in with their silvery catch. Glory in the sun leaping up like a fiery ball from the depth of the sea. Experience darkness descending like a curtain, with a velvely sky arching over your head, and catch the phosphorescent gleam of the rolling waves. The casuarina groves are thick, quite and full of romance.
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